How To: Install Jensen Flip Up Head Unit - SRT Forums

drewwillgetyou · 12-01-2006, 11:26 AM

Alright bought this thing off Crutchfield.com, came with all the goodies to install.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-aQ2ROQy...0&I=110VM9311T

Tools:

Phillips Screwdriver
Electrical Tape
Stacons, or Solder gun and wire.

First off you will need to make your wire harness up, if you get a harness here is the diagram with what you need to go where. *NOTE: You will not connect brown, orange or the solid blue, the blue with white strip is the power for your rear amp if you have a Livin Loud System

Now that your system is wired together you are ready to put this thing in the car, next lets go outside and see what we have\

All you will need tool wise to install this whole thing is a phillips screwdriver as mentioned above, first take out the top two vents. You do this by rotating them, like your pointing them to the ground and they will pop out.

Above where they came out you will see two phillips screws, take them out, and pop the bottom of the whole bezel off, now you can see everything.

Now pull the 4 screws out that are holding the headunit in, disconnect the main harness and the cd changer harness if you have one. *Note you will not be connecting the smaller harness back up as it is not supported. Also make sure you get your cd's out, im dumb and didnt.

Now i pulled out the dash below the radio so i could get to things easier, i also routed my switch for the e-brake ground here. For the Jensen unit if you want to watch stuff while driving you must put a ground switch on. In the handbook you have to engage, disengage, and engage the ebrake for it to work, this switch will cover this. *Note: You want a two prong switch only!

Note the switch below after it was all put together.

I also decided to put the accessory box in the glove compartment, you can hook up your 3 RCA jacks, hook up you XM or IPOD directly from this box, very cool if you ask me.

I would suggest this unit to everyone, it definetly gets better radio signal then the stocker unit. Plus all the cool features, its def. nice.

Enjoy and if you install one and need some help, dont be afraid to ask

Toofpaste39 · 12-01-2006, 11:42 AM

You might want to remove that wiring diagram. I recall seeing a topic way back and the user had to remove the diagram because it's copyrighted by Crutchfield. Excellent write up though, I had a Jensen & loved it. It played MP3, DVD, iPod, TV Tuner & audio CD's.

srtspoolin · 12-01-2006, 11:45 AM

How do you like it I thought about getting that one

drewwillgetyou · 12-01-2006, 12:11 PM

so far so good, havent had it in but a few hours...but yea its nice

drewwillgetyou · 12-01-2006, 04:55 PM

after playing with it for a while here are the good and annoying, no bad yet.

Radio comes in much much clearer now, also the sound threw the factory system is much better. Lots of options to tune everything, so much i still havent played with all the stuff.

The annoying, loading cd's take a little bit, also if you cut the car off while its playing it takes time to get everything loaded back up...much longer then the stock unit. So the only negative i can see is the loading time is a bit longer, but its well worth it.

BlingWs6 · 12-01-2006, 05:01 PM

Thanks for posting this...

I'm debating on getting this exact same HU. I'm just trying to decide between this, and the factory navigation from dodge

drewwillgetyou · 12-01-2006, 05:05 PM

hmm i havent played with the Mopar unit at all...but all in all for the price the Jensen is worth it

blk_srt · 12-01-2006, 06:27 PM

awsome write up. I'm waiting to get mine in the mail. Did your come with that acc box or did you get that seperate?

drewwillgetyou · 12-01-2006, 07:15 PM

the box comes with it, however if you want to input rca cables to your screen you will have to use the set in the back of the unit, sorry.

USC_SRT · 12-02-2006, 04:14 PM

So then what is the accessory box for? Video out?

drewwillgetyou · 12-02-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by USC_SRT

So then what is the accessory box for? Video out?

correct a video out of you wanted to add more monitors, a XM in, and a Ipod In

TenaciousNate · 12-02-2006, 06:12 PM

Sweet unit! Im getting this HU later this month. Where else can you mount that switch?..More pic requested. Thanks

drewwillgetyou · 12-02-2006, 06:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by TenaciousNate

Sweet unit! Im getting this HU later this month. Where else can you mount that switch?..More pic requested. Thanks

tons of places, there is a nice spot just to the left of the unit, you could drill a hole and mount a switch from the rear...

what pics do you want?

TenaciousNate · 12-02-2006, 06:27 PM

Of the unit opened and closed...also how is the pic quality.
My buddy bought a Dual indash/DVD. I told him it was junk and he told me Jensen wasn't to much better.

drewwillgetyou · 12-02-2006, 06:30 PM

Ive never been a fan of dual...there stuff just in general seemed crappy, the Jensen is alright, def. not high end but well worth the price.

Ill get some pics up either tonight or tomorrow morning.